Practice Test Flashcards
What events of the American Revolution occurred last?
The Battle of Yorktown
What describes a characteristic of Turkey’s largest city?
It is considered part of Europe and Asia.
What actions contained a controversial fugitive slave provision?
The Compromise of 1850
What American Civil War battles immediately preceded the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
Who helped end the system of apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the white minority government in South Africa from 1948 to 1994, leading to the oppression and marginalization of the black majority.
What reaction was had by the American public to tensions created by the Cold War?
The construction of private bomb shelters
What ruler was most responsible for ending the persecution of Christians in Ancient Rome?
Constantine
Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, and he also ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan in 313.
The Ring of Fire region is best known for what characteristics?
High levels of seismic activity.
The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
What is the main religions in Nepal?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What best describes indentured servants during the American colonial period?
They obtained their freedom once their contract was completed.
Indentured servants in the American colonies typically served for seven years and received their freedom and a plot of land when their service was complete.
Why did Russia withdraw from the First World War?
The Bolshevik Revolution started.
What is a key component in determining the economic growth of a country?
The per capita national output.
(the percentage increase in GNP)
Who came up with the theory below:
If left unchecked, a population will exhaust its available resources, resulting in naturally occurring checks on the population, such as famine, disease, and war.
Thomas Malthus
What is the most common geological threats to Mexico
Volcanoes and earthquakes
What occurred as a result of China’s rapid economic growth?
China has become one of the world’s largest emitters of carbon dioxide.
The destruction of the USS Maine led to the start of what War?
Spanish-American War.
The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba, in February 1898 prompted the United States to declare war on Spain, beginning the Spanish-American War.
What is one way the government can promote competition?
Enacting and enforcing antitrust legislation.
In order to promote competition, the government must ensure that one company does not have an unfair advantage over its competitors.
What best explains why the expansion of the American colonies was limited under British rule?
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from migrating west.
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
15th
What time zones is located between California and Texas?
Mountain
What nation did the conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi take place?
Rwanda
What countries have territorial claims in Kashmir?
India, Pakistan, and China
What individual is most known for his contributions to aviation?
Charles Lindbergh.
Charles Lindbergh contributed to aviation by making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Following the Civil War, poll taxes were primarily used in the South to deny access to
Voting.
(African Americans)
How do humans impact topography?
Strip-Mining a local river system.
Strip-mining removes large sections of land from an area. It can remove the tops from mountains, altering their elevation and the way precipitation runoff sculpts the remainder of the landscape.
What helped many homesteaders to establish farms on the Great Plains during the 1800s?
Windmills to pump water for irrigation
What best explains the significance of the Suez Canal?
It connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas, expediting trade between Europe and Asia.
What describes the compromise over slavery that the delegates agreed upon during the Constitutional Convention?
Delegates agreed on how enslaved people would be counted in the census.
What region is the vast, cold, dry region of eastern Russia?
Siberia
- Was founded by people who escaped religious persecution in England
- Engaged in farming, fishing, and whaling
- Was led by John Winthrop
What American colony is described?
Massachusetts
What region is Islam the predominant religion?
Northern Africa
What region has the greatest frequency of tornadoes?
The midwestern US
What is contained in the United States Constitution but not in the Articles of Confederation?
The establishment of an executive branch
An increase in the price of a product will result in an increase in supply.
Law of Supply
The Sumerian civilization used _____, and the Egyptians used ________.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
What country received its independence from Great Britain in 1947?
India
Who adjusts interest rates to prevent inflation
Federal Reserve
